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Page 41 - And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.
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| Title | A History of English Poetry, Volume 1 A History of English Poetry, William John Courthope |
| Author | William John Courthope |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, 1895 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Feb 2006 |
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